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What Interoperability and CommonWell Mean for Rural Health Providers

CommonWell2023-01-31T04:37:16-06:00

Our presence in 48 states, and the community hospitals and providers we serve, made the goal of seamless EHR interoperability a top priority for CPSI. The emergence of CommonWell Health Alliance answered the urgent need for patient information exchange and was the driving force in our becoming a member in 2013. Many of CPSI’s customers are located in a rural area, and face the challenge of sharing patient records every day. Regularly, community hospitals and their medical staff have tertiary referral needs that are hours away. When transferring their patients to an urban provider, it is imperative that all the vital medical information is immediately accessible. With the help of CommonWell, not only will the essential medical information be readily available to the referring provider, but in many instances, it [...]

Seven is the magic number.

2023-01-31T04:37:21-06:00

Tom and I are excited that CPSI and Sunquest are now part of the CommonWell Health Alliance. Both our organizations are committed to achieving interoperability for the common good and look forward to this collaboration, which includes being among the seven companies working with service provider RelayHealth in the Alliance’s upcoming pilot program. For more than 30 years, CPSI has been dedicated to meeting the health IT needs of rural and community hospitals. In this time, we’ve seen hospitals and providers make the largely-successful transition from paper to electronic health records. We’ve kept pace with technology advancements and envision a future where health care data silos no longer a hurdle and patient data is easily (and securely) accessible by providers and patients alike. During those same 30 years, Sunquest has [...]